Advanced Teachers' Training Course

The Advanced Yoga Teachers’ Training Course allows graduates from the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course to deepen their spiritual knowledge during four weeks of intense yoga practice and study of vedanta philosophy. Personal and individual instruction and yogic self-discipline are an integral part of the course.

Upon graduation you will receive a certificate from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres.

The teachers:

The course is conducted by Swami Durgananda, Swami Sivadasananda and Swami Kailasananda, Yoga Acharyas, senior disciples of Swami Vishnudevananda who received special training in teaching this course.

Swami Durgananda is Yoga Acharya (spiritual teacher )
of the European Sivananda Centres.
She teaches yoga and philosophy in the Teachers
Training Courses throughout the world.

Swami Sivadasananda is Yoga Acharya in Europe.
He teaches asanas and pranayama with dynamism, precision and joy.

Swami Kailasananda is Yoga Acharya in Europe and teaches yoga and philosophy in the Sivananda Teachers Training Courses.

Other experienced swamis and yoga teachers from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta centres complete the teaching team.

Raja Yoga
- Detailed study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- The mind
- its mysteries and control
- In depth study of the eight steps of Raja Yoga

Bhakti Yoga
- The nine modes of Bhakti
- The five devotional attitudes

Sanskrit
- Learn the Sanskrit alphabet
- Pronunciation and writing of mantras
and hymns Anatomy and Physiology
- Study of the cells, nervous system and
the endocrine glands
- Its relation to the practice of Asanas,
pranayama and meditation

Translation

The course is taught in English with simultaneous translation into French and Spanish .

Simultaneous translation with individual headsets on a modern wireless translation system (rental fee 20 €). Please bring your own headphones (type MP3) to use with our translation system.

1. Cancellation before the start of the course: A credit note will be issued for the course payments received. A 50 € administration fee will be deducted.
2. In case of early departure: A credit note for the full amount of the course will be issued minus the days present in the course and minus a 50 € administration fee. The course manual must be returned upon leaving the teaching location. Only then will the credit note be authorized.
3. The credit note will only be issued four weeks after the course completion date and will not be issued at the course location.
4. Credit notes are non-transferable and can only be used by the individual whose name appears on the credit note. Credit notes are valid for two years and can be used in any Sivananda Yoga Centre or Ashram in Europe, except Italy. Please note: Credit notes cannot be applied to boutique purchases or Ayurveda massages. In Reith (Austria), the credit note cannot be applied to room and board fees.The Teachers Training Course fee contains administration, lessons, meals and manual. Airport and/or train transfers are not included. Prices are calculated in Euros and any dollar fluctuations are of no impact. A valid health travel insurance must be shown upon arrival.

What to bring
"The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga" and "Meditation and Mantras" by Swami Vishnudevananda, the Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Manual and your teachers’ uniform.
These books are available at our centres and Ashrams.